10 Beauty Splurges Worthy of Your Tax Refund Money

Happy Day-After-Tax Deadline Day! If you're luckily enough to have a refund coming your way, allow us to help you spend it. Here are 10 amazing beauty products worthy of your cash from our Glamour, Glam Belleza Latina, and Lipstick.com writer and editors (and 4 of them are fragrances. We're a very scent-happy staff.). And for those of you not getting a refund, you're invited along, too—just thinking about pampering yourself might just lift you out of an "I owed" funk. (1) "Eyelash extensions. After randomly running into a few friends with beyond-gorgeous (and completely realistic) lashes, I'm back to being obsessed by the idea of stunning eyes that will require little fuss in the morning. Seeing it on them, the cash was totally worth the beautiful effect."—Leah Melby, Senior Online Fashion Writer (2) "Everything about Tom Ford's new eye and cheek compact ($95, tomford.com) for summer is perfection. The colors are universally flattering, and any combination of them add up to sun-kissed gorgeousness. I'm a sucker for the pretty white and gold packaging too."—Lindsey Unterberger, Executive Online Editor (3) "My biggest beauty splurge is always perfume. At $260, Guerlain fragrances are definitely pricy, but there's good reason for that:

Happy Day-After-Tax Deadline Day! If you're luckily enough to have a refund coming your way, allow us to help you spend it. Here are 10 amazing beauty products worthy of your cash from our Glamour, Glam Belleza Latina, and Lipstick.com writer and editors (and 4 of them are fragrances. We're a very scent-happy staff.). And for those of you not getting a refund, you're invited along, too—just thinking about pampering yourself might just lift you out of an "I owed" funk.

(1) "Eyelash extensions. After randomly running into a few friends with beyond-gorgeous (and completely realistic) lashes, I'm back to being obsessed by the idea of stunning eyes that will require little fuss in the morning. Seeing it on them, the cash was totally worth the beautiful effect."—Leah Melby, Senior Online Fashion Writer

(2) "Everything about Tom Ford's new eye and cheek compact ($95, tomford.com) for summer is perfection. The colors are universally flattering, and any combination of them add up to sun-kissed gorgeousness. I'm a sucker for the pretty white and gold packaging too."—Lindsey Unterberger, Executive Online Editor

(3) "My biggest beauty splurge is always perfume. At $260, Guerlain fragrances are definitely pricy, but there's good reason for that: they're perfectly blended, stand the test of time, and don't smell just like everyone else at the party. My favorite is Spiritueuse Double Vanille (nordstrom.com), the ultimate boozy gourmand scent full of rum and vanilla. Combine that delicious combo with the chic atomizer and staying power of the formula, and it's easy to see why this luxe purchase is so hard to resist."—Marissa Gold, Senior Online Editor

(4) "I'll pick up Byredo Gypsy Water Hair Perfume ($65, neimanmarcus.com) because I already treated myself to the $220 bottle of the real stuff at Christmas—and this I don't have to ration. It's coming with me everywhere. And if you're anything like me, you want your favorite scent in all forms."—Julianne Carell, Assistant Online Beauty Editor

(5) "Tata Harper Replenishing Nutrient Complex ($45, Sephora.com). If you're still skeptical about putting oil on your face and/or about natural beauty brands being as effective, this is the product that will completely change your mind. And if you already love a good facial oil and organic formulation, this is your dream come true. Use it instead of moisturizer, or underneath, and your skin will take on the most perfect texture and glow. I am not sure what I was doing with my life before I found this." —Petra Guglielmetti, Lipstick.com writer

(6) "Kerastase Nutrive Masquintense (kerastase.com), but at $60 a pop it's hard to justify purchasing it more than a few times a year. Now that I'll have a little extra cash floating around I won't feel so bad about it."—Nikki Ogunnaike, Lipstick.com Senior Style Editor

(8) "This Aerin Rose De Grasse Parfum (aerin.com) has transformed me into a rose lover. At $185 it's not exactly a steal, but the combination of exotic roses, enhanced with a bit of musk, is addicting." Patricia Reynoso, Editor, Glam Belleza Latina